Some people love
the look of an eagle
so much they forget
the terrible things
an eagle
could do to them
with that
noble head
and those tenacious feet.
The eagle
will be mostly unconcerned
with those people
until they
pose
a threat,
and then, then
we will see
what happens:
the gripping and biting,
the tearing.
The panic. The blind support
for more of the same
as long as it’s not done
to them.